Fountain-feed rotary brush



w'. A. CARVER.

FOUNTAIN FEED ROTARY BRUSH. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1. 191a.

1,393,663. Patented Oct. 11, 1921 2 $H EET$-$HEET I.

W. A. CARVER.

FOUNTAIN FEED ROTARY BRUSH. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1.191s.

1,393,663. Patented 001. 11, 1921. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- W/Z Q If yer WIIlFRED A. CARVER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

FOUNTAIN-FEED ROTARY BRUSH.

l Specification 01' Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 11, 1921.

Application filed May 1, 1918. Sal-a No. 231,854.

To all whom it may; concern:

Be it known that I, WILFRED A; CARVER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and Fountain-Feed useful Improvements in a following 1s a Rotary Brush, of which the specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fountain feed brushes, and it is the principal the invention to form of fountain feed rotary brush especially desirable for use in the washing of vehicles whereby all confined and limited spaces occurring thereon can be readily reached and subjected to the rubbing and cleansing action of the brush, thus eliminating considerable labor and loss of time upon part of the user.

It is a more specific object of the invention to provide a brush of the character mentioned having water actuated means for immotion thereto, the force of the flow of Water by same being such as to cause rotation of the brush at a high velocity.

he foregoing together with additional advantageous details and arrangements of parts of the preferred embodiment of my invention will be clear from the specific description hereinafter contained, when read in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof, wherein said embodiment of the invention is illustrated for the purpose of facilitating a full understanding of the present improvements.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section through the improved brush,

Fig. 2 is a transverse section therethrough taken on the line 22 of ig. 1

Fig. 3 is an end elevation,

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a similar section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

aving more particular reference to the ilrawings, in connection with which like reference characters will designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 represents the casing of the improved brush, the same being substantially cylindrical in form and having water inlet and outlet conduits connected thereto, the inlet conduit 2, obviously, being adapted for engagement with a hose or other suitable source of water supply while the outer extremity of the outlet conduit 3 internally screw threaded s at 5 and engaged with a short conduit 6. removable end plate 4 is secured to the open end of the casing by bolts 4. In this connection, it is to be noted that a portion of outlet conduit is offset in order to permit passage of water into the conduit 6.

Rotatably mounted on the outer end of conduit 6 is a perforate sleeve 7 Extended longitudinally through the casing, the outlet conduit 3, the short conduit 6, and the perforate sleeve 7, is adriving is rotatably mounted in a bearing pocket 11 carried by the rear wall of t e casing 1. Secured to that portionof the shaft 10 which be transmitted by way 10 to the brush 9, thus, a high speec.

As hereinbefore stated, the flow of water by the turbines 12 will impart rotary mo tion thereto and consequently to the brush 9, while the water will continue on through 9 the same into the perforate sleeve 7 from where it will be discharged through the brush bristles on to the object being washed or cleansed therethe casing and from hence, enabling a user to thoroughly wash the same.

From the foregoing, it will be readily understood by persons skilled in the art that I have provided an exceedingly practiforated brush, a solid head integral with cal and simple rotary fountain feed brush said brush carried on the opposite end of and one which, by reason of the mode of said shaft-to prevent the egress of water assembling, can be readily taken apart to adjacent the terminal of said shaft and ermit of the repairing of portions thereof cause spraying of the water through the side or the replacing of-parts as it may become of the brush, means carried by the shaft necessary. within the casing for rotating the brush Manifestly, the construction shown is caand a removable, circular partition extendpable of considerable modification, and such ing into the casing supporting said shaft modification as is Within the scope of my and serving to direct the flow of Water on claim I consider Within the spirit of my insaid means to positively rotate the shaft and vention. said brush. v

I claim: In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature In a device of the class described comhereto. I prising a casing a driven shaft rotatably mounted atone end in said casing, aperv VILFRED A. CARVER. 

